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Glencoe 7th grade Geography Chapter 4
Question | Answer |
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joined together inside a common boundry | contiguous |
cities and their suburbs that form an almost continuous line of settlement | megalopolis |
second-longest mountain range in North America | Appalachian Mountains |
formed by skeletons of small sea animals | coral reefs |
coal, oil, and natural gas | fossil fuels |
areas where trash companies dump the waste they collect | landfills |
taking down trade barriers such as tariffs or quotas so that goods flow freely among countries | free trade |
reusing materials instead of throwing htem out | recycling |
rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants | acid rain |
rivers that are wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships | navigable |
a business that provides services to people instead of producing goods | service industry |
individual people have the right to run businesses to make a profit with limited interference from the government | free enterprise system |
overseas settlements tied to a parent country | colonies |
form of government in which the people rule | democracy |
government divided between national and state powers with a president who leads the national government | federal republic |
a group of people who share a culture, language, or history | ethnic group |
countryside areas | rural |
city dwellers | urban |
smaller communities surrounding a larger city | suburbs |